Of a thing, outdated or no longer in vogue. / Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times.

A cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters and adding whiskey or, less commonly, brandy, served with a twist of citrus rind.

(historical) One French franc before January 1960, when it was devalued to 1/100 of its original value and replaced by the new franc, worth 100 old francs.

The Irish language as attested from the sixth to the tenth centuries C.E., the oldest form of the Goidelic languages for which extensive texts (written in the Latin alphabet) are extant.

(Britain, slang, law enforcement) A police officer / (British slang, frequently with the) The police force. / (British slang, dated) A soldier, especially one who resembles the cartoon character.

Old Church Slavonic language / Proto-Slavic language / Old East Slavic language

(Australia, New Zealand) Britain, England, London, or Ireland; the Old Country. / (colloquial, UK, naval) Dartmouth Royal Navy College.

A former student of Eton College

The country of origin of an immigrant or of a person of immigrant descent.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, sod (person). / (US, Ireland) The old country; one's place of origin.